Past tense of interpolate
regular verb
The past tense of interpolate is interpolated. The past participle is also interpolated.
Forms of interpolate
| Base form (V1) | interpolate /ɪnˈtɜː.pəˌleɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | interpolated |
| Past participle (V3) | interpolated |
| Present participle | interpolating |
| Third person singular | interpolates |
Interpolated in a sentence
- in verse 74, the second line is clearly interpolated, probably by some unknown medieval scribe
- When interpolating an explanatory gloss, please enclose it in square brackets to make clear that it is interpolated.
- Board and skater orientations were slerped, and the velocity was re-computed back from the positional Hermite curve rather than being interpolated.2008, Mark Wesley, “Navigating Detailed Worlds with a Complex, Physically Driven Locomotion: NPC Skateboarder AI in EA's skate”, in…. From the entry slerp
- We have already mentioned that quaternions give very good visual results when interpolated using spherical linear interpolation, commonly known as SLERP.2008, Mario Gutierrez, F. Vexo, Daniel Thalmann, Stepping into Virtual Reality, page 24. From the entry slerp
- The crucial point is that, whether early or late—and the dating of them as pseudepigrapha is a difficult matter—the cardinal epistles have been interpolated.1916, J. M. Robertson, “The Pauline Problem”, in The Historical Jesus: A Survey of Positions. From the entry pseudepigrapha
Meaning of interpolate
- verb To introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.
- verb To estimate the value of a function between two tabulated points.
- verb During the course of processing some data, and in response to a directive in that data, to fetch data from a different source and process it in-line along with the original data.
Questions about the past tense of interpolate
- What is the past tense of interpolate?
- The past tense of interpolate is interpolated.
- What is the past participle of interpolate?
- The past participle of interpolate is interpolated.
- Is interpolate a regular or irregular verb?
- Interpolate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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